US EditionColorado Votes to Raise Taxes to Pay for All Public Students' School Meals
Two ballot measures will raise $95 million annually by taxing households earning over $300,000 to support free school meals and related food assistance programs.
- On Nov. 5, Colorado voters approved Propositions LL and MM to fund the Healthy School Meals for All program, with LL passing at 64% and MM at 57%.
- Facing higher-than-expected costs, state legislators placed LL and MM on the ballot after the 2022 voter-approved program proved costlier and amended it in August to aid SNAP recipients amid federal cuts.
- MM funds come from limiting deductions for households earning $300,000 or more, generating $95 million annually and affecting around 200,000 households.
- Voters approved Proposition LL, allowing the state to retain $12.4 million and guarantee free meals for all K‑12 public school students, exempting excess funds from TABOR refunds.
- Because of TABOR, Colorado’s voter approval was required for revenue changes, despite opposition from the Colorado GOP and Independence Institute, whose campaign raised only $1,000 by Tuesday.
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Colorado Passes Measures to Feed All Public School Kids by Taxing the Wealthy
Colorado voters overwhelmingly supported a pair of ballot measures that aim to ensure every public school child in the state is able to access free meals at their schools. Proposition MM increases taxes on wealthy households earning more than $300,000 annually. The measure supplements a previously passed referendum from 2022 that also called for increases in taxes in order to help fund… Source
Colorado votes to raise taxes to pay for all public students' school meals
Voters in Colorado on Tuesday approved measures to increase taxes on high earners to fund school meal programs for all public students in the state.Propositions LL and MM both passed by healthy margins, according to state ballot counts.Proposition LL allows the state to keep existing tax revenues to spend on the program. Under its state constitution, Colorado must receive permission from voters to place such earmarks, otherwise the funds are ret…
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